Patents by Inventor Martina WINDHORST

Martina WINDHORST has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20180244994
    Abstract: The invention relates to dielectrically positive liquid crystalline media comprising a compound of formula I wherein the parameters have the meaning given in claim 1 and to liquid crystal displays comprising these media, especially to active matrix displays and in particular to TN and IPS mode displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Christian HOCK, Andreas POHLE, Axel JANSEN
  • Patent number: 9951274
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, L1, L2, L3 and L4 have the meanings indicated herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, SA-VA, SS-VA, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Monika Bauer, Martina Windhorst, Marcus Reuter, Volker Reiffenrath, Matthias Bremer
  • Publication number: 20180030350
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20170306232
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST
  • Publication number: 20170044437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20170044438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20170037315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium (LC medium), to the use thereof for electrooptical purposes and to LC displays comprising this medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Michael WITTEK, Renate SEEGER, Brigitte SCHULER, Martina WINDHORST, Christian HOCK, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20160319194
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20160264865
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula IA, IB, IC, ID and/or IE, in which Z1 denotes a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O—, —OCH2—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —COO—, —OCO—, —C2F4—, —C?C—, —CF?CF— or —CH?CHCHO—, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, UB-FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Martin ENGEL
  • Publication number: 20160264866
    Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid-crystalline medium which contains at least one compound of formula IA, and in addition at least one compound of formula CC-n-V and/or CC-V-V1, where the percentage proportion of the compound(s) of formula IA is greater than or equal to the percentage proportion of CC-n-V, and/or the percentage proportion of the compound(s) of formula IA is greater than the percentage proportion of CC-V-V1, where the percentage proportion is based on the liquid-crystalline medium, and the use thereof in active-matrix displays, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PVA, PS-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20160208170
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises the compound of the formula I, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, SS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Martina Windhorst, I
  • Publication number: 20160152587
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, Z1, Z2 and L1-3 have the meanings defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, PS-IPS or IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Constanze BROCKE, Rocco FORTTE, Matthias BREMER, Sabine SCHOEN
  • Publication number: 20160090533
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, ?—O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Matthias BREMER, Rocco FORTTE, Volker REIFFENRATH, Martin ENGEL, Nico JOHN, Christoph MARTEN
  • Publication number: 20160053178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, wherein the radicals R11, L1, L2, n and A are as defined herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PA-VA, PALC, FFS, PS-FFS, IPS or PS-IPS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Martina WINDHORST, Monika BAUER, Volker REIFFENRATH, Matthias BREMER
  • Publication number: 20150299574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1 and R1* each, independently of one another, denote an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where, in addition, one or more CH2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by —C?C—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH?CH—, —O—, —CO—O—, —O—CO— in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, L1 and L2 each, independently of one another, denote F, Cl, CF3 or CHF2, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20150175884
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I, to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, L1, L2, L3 and L4 have the meanings indicated herein, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PM-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, SA-VA, SS-VA, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Monika BAUER, Martina WINDHORST, Marcus REUTER, Volker REIFFENRATH, Matthias BREMER